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Challenge: From the Ground Up V (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Location: McNeil Avian Center at the Philadelphia Zoo
Date: Jun 21, 2009
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500 sec
Galleries: Animals, Birds
Date Uploaded: Jun 23, 2009
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These are fun birds to watch and photograph. They are very outgoing and not afraid of people. This was taken at the new bird exhibit at the Philadelphia Zoo. I even have a couple of pix with one of these Tucanettes tasting my lens hood.
Open in PS elements 5, Auto smart fix, shadow/hi-lights, levels, crop, adj sharpness, reduce noise filter, adj, hue/sat, reduce noise filter, crop, shadows/hi-lights, brightness/contrast, add border and save for web.
Post: I don't think many of the voters got the fact that this was a digital art image. It was to look as much like a cartoon as I could do in Basic Editing. Thanks for the comments, and the validation request!! that really made my day :D |
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07/09/2009 12:00:02 AM |
| Oh, how adorable!! And yeah, voters can't quite figure how to take the "digital art" shots sometimes. The processing definitely suits this one. |
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06/29/2009 08:36:07 PM |
| Great expression. Love the lean of the head and the angle of the capture. The colors are beautiful. |
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06/27/2009 11:50:46 PM |
| This doesn't come across as 'from the ground up' for me. Would like to see a more vertical aspect from the camera for this challenge. Strong processing on this one, like the composition but you have lost the bottom claws. |
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06/27/2009 05:39:21 PM |
really crazy haloing from the post processing. This image has been pushed too much trying to make it something more. A well processed image doesn't look processed in my opinion. I would however like to see what the original looked like because there is a lot of potential in the shot.
In terms of the challenge it doesn't really say "from the ground up" in my opinion. Its really a case of using the perspective not just shooting something higher than the photographer. |
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06/24/2009 10:38:37 PM |
| I feel this image has potential to be spectacular, at the moment I feel it has been overworked. I would adjust curves, contrast, sharpen (minimum), change the background to a darker color so the magnificent ones you captured on the birds chest could really stand out! |
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06/24/2009 07:57:02 PM |
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06/24/2009 04:05:57 PM |
| Overprocessed, IMO, looks pretty artificial. |
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06/24/2009 03:42:43 PM |
| Looks over processed to me. There seems to be a halo around the bird. Neat subject and nice composition in my opinion though. |
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06/24/2009 01:00:57 AM |
| There's a bit of a halo around the bird -- too much unsharp mask maybe? |
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